2.9+User+Choice+&+Payments


 * What was your topic?**

The topic was the method by which government payments are made in the ACT for training under User Choice arrangements, and how these methods compare to the rest of the country.


 * What research have you undertaken?**

Please click the following link to access the research undertaken by the APTS Committee.




 * How do you think this might impact on APTS members?**

Most, if not all, APTS members access User Choice funding to provide qualifications to individuals and to industry. The arrangement in the ACT makes it inevitable that, even if all due care is taken, RTOs will deliver training for no payment. This can occur when a trainee or apprentice is required to withdraw for unforseen reasons, amongst other situations.

This situation presents risks to the quality of training able to be offered by RTOs in the nation's capital, as well as to the viability of delivering User Choice funded qualifications.


 * What ideas do you have in respect of tasks or activities that APTS needs to undertake to pursue this as a priority area?**

See research paper.